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Morris tribune., 1887-06-22
Decay of Romance.

"There is, after all, deplorable lack of
romance in this progressive age of ours, I"
said gentleman in one of our jewelry
stores. SIN days gone by the betrothal
ring was considered as sort of love to-
ken, and the maiden who received it wore
it and dotted upon it because of the spirit
in which it was given. Now, however,
the girls are very particular, and it is no
unusual thing for them to come here with
their engagements and have the settings
changed, an alteration made in the in
scription or some other little matter that
don't just suit them corrected. And the
wedding ring is no longer held so sacred
as it used to be. Why, do you know it
has not been long since a prospective bride
came in alone and selected her own we'd
ding ring, had it fitted to her finger, left
the order for the engraving to go within
the band, and then had the cost charged
to her fiance. Now that sort of thing is
calculated to knock romance higher than
kite. n-Williamsport Grit.
Morris tribune., 1887-06-22
Hot and Cold weather Cigars

"Have q hot or cold weather cigar?"
asked the dealer. Being curious asked
him to explain, whereupon he said:
Probably you don't know that some
men change the brand of the cigars which
they smoke all winter for different one
as the spring or summer advances No?
Well, I'm glad I've told newspaper man
something new. could mention dozen
well known Brooklynites who smoke mild
cigars In hot weather and strong ones in
cold. Some men think that strong
weed has facilitating effect in the dog
days, and guess they're about right.
Cigarettes are more popular in summer
than in winter. Even dude doesn't
care to smoke cigarette when the Their
rnometer is at zero. The paper sticks to
ones mouth, and taken altogether the
sensation is disagreeable. Smokers, and
more especially Brooklyn smokers, are
fastidious. They want their cigars just
so, and unless O dealer is particular he
stands good chance of losing much Gus
tom. Most of my trade is done by the
box, although do quite transient bust
ness. Brooklyn Eagle.
Morris tribune., 1887-06-22
WHEN WE WERE CHILDREN.
An Afternoon With Our Queer Cousins.
The Family Teeth.

1he fhmhly IeeCn.
81 shall never forget the visits we used
to make when we were children. Once
in just SO long we were particularly
scrubbed and starched and sent down to
spend an afternoon with the Rimers. 1t
was dreary work enough, and for months
I used to dread the visit. Mother always
gave us straw to braid, and my sister and
l and the two Rimer children, first of all,
sat in straight chairs, with our feet
dangling, and braided our 'stent' Then
there was one book, Jack the Clans
Killer that we looked at, listlessly
enough, for we knew every word and
every picture by heart. After Jack we
were permitted to examine two small toy
bureaus with glass doors. Then we might
walk slowly five times about the tiny
flower garden paths and see the balm and
candytuft. We must not move beyond a
slow pace or something might happen to
our clean tires These tires we all wore;
they were of bingham, and completely
covered our dresses, and were so stiff with
starch that they stood out like pasteboard
around us and cracked when removed.
"By the time we had walked about the
garden in this way it would be about half
after 4, and supper was at 8 invariably.
entertained in q curious way. AS great
treat we were shown the teeth which had
been extracted from the jaws of the Rimer
family from youth up; even the grinders
which Mr.. Rimer's first wife had lost
when in the flesh were among the collec-
ton. All had been carefully preserved.
There were teeth with immense roots,
some Of them curved; these last, we were
told, come awful hard, and had to be
taken with rollers To this day have
the strangest idea as to what rollers
may be.
There were milk teeth without any
roots; some Of these Julia and Clara
Rimer selected with triumph, for they had
been taken from their own mouths, and
they endeavored to illustrate the oper-
ations. I saw that these teeth were a
source of deep and constant interest to the
Rimer children as well as to their mother,
and used to wonder why we had no such
assortment to display to our visitors. ]
once suggested to my mother that she
begin the forming of this kind OF q
museum, and when she said she did not
think it was worth while, I responded that
she mustn't make us have the Rimer
children visit us then, for teeth were what
amused them most and we had none to
show them. I heard SO many times all
the particulars of the pulling of the big
gest teeth, that 1 could even now tell each
story without missing a word, and
could attach each story to its proper
tooth.
CATER this appetizing occupation sup
per came, and after supper we went home,
starting out hand III hand, and going
with unconscious staidneSS until we were
up the hill and out of sight of the house,
when we began to frisk, and in the next
few minutes I am afraid we mussed our
tires more than in the whole afternoon
previous. New York Tribune.
Morris tribune., 1887-06-22
AT THE SODA FOUNTAIN.
How Constitution Dracers," "Phospilat-
ers," ETC., Are FiZzed Out.

ers," etc, Are Fizzed Out.
A sad eyed youth mechanically nlanipu-
lated the faucets of a soda fountain on
Broadway the other day and fixed out
for o reporter mixed drink POLITICALLY
called phosphate. 1t had mixed taste
and lingering farewell to it, that caused
the scribe to pause and listen to the youth.
eyes, he said, leaning against tho
counter and making himself comfortable,
''the business is growing complex. No
mere chuckled headed chump can squirt
soda water now. There are so many
fancy drinks, mixtures, nerve ticklers, ,
stomach bracers' and throat coolers,
you can't expect an inexperienced boy to
come behind the counter and servo GUS
toners without an apprenticeship. lie
would be ratified if customer should
come in hurriedly and ask for 'phos-
phated mixed nerver.' Where would he
be? Then there is the plain phosphate
and the deep rock slack all easy drinks
to concoct when you understand tho
wrinkle.
"Look at all these faucet valves on the
face of this fountain. They not only let
out all the mineral waters known, but
the various sweet extracts of fruit the
ladies are so fond of. But the fountain is
too small to contain the other ingredients
for fancy and substantial drinks. We
keep q shelf under the counter with bot
ties ready for use and heater to furnish
warm drinks. Some years ago Vichy,
Kissingen, sarsaparilla and drinks of that
kind were all the go, but now new tangled
mixtures divide the honors. Men drink
Vichy more than women. The latter do
not care much for the mineral waters and
nerve drinks; they want sweet extracts
and soda. Women occasionally try q
bouillon-snifter, but they are few and far
between. Some fellow who amt much on
science, I think, has started the REPORT
that Vichy is devitalizing. 1t has had an
effect on its sale.
"Men who patronize soda fountains
regularly don't like straight drinks. They
ask for q little lime juice, phosphate or
ginger to kind Of tone up the taste of the
liquor. 1t appears to me they look hap
pier when they hear the squirt, squirt,
squirt, from the bottle into their drinks.
So you see no gawky, everyday man can
step in and do what it takes us years to
learn. am going to try and get my boss
to start a fountain higher uptown where
nothing but 'nervers' are sold. What are
'neryers" Why, 1 mean nerve drinks,
constitution bracers' and 'phosphaters. ,
Hundreds of men every day say to me
aside: Say, gimme suthtng to brace me
up, kinder!' That's the business / want
to do, the brace up business. "--New
York Mail and Express.
Morris tribune., 1887-06-22
The Next Naval War.

Rear Admiral Simpson, from New York,
sat comfortably in an easy chair in the
drawing room of the Hotel Balzac and
chatted for half an hour or so about a va
riety of naval matters.
eyes" he said in reply to my inquiry,
''you are right. The next naval war will
solve some puZzling questions. AS to re-
sisting the attack of torpedo boat, of
course no ships of war can do it if the
blow comes from beneath, for the armor
plates never cover the bottom; but the
question is, can the torpedo boats get
underneath to explode their charges? You
see with the modern arrangements of
flashing electric lights and double chain
nets at the sides, it is next to impossible
for them to approach a man-of-war with
out being detected; and if once detected,
shot or two from the ships battery Of
Hotchkiss guns would put an end to the
thing at once"
1 suggested that the torpedo boats
might go under these nets and come up
from below. SIN general, you may say"
he replied, 'that the experiments in that
line have met with very little success,
but, of course, if such a system can be
perfected, why" land the admiral
shrugged his broad shoulders, "we had
better all agree to remain on shore. How
ever that may be, think that the torpe-
does will have their greatest application
in the harbor and coast defenseS. There
we shall see some lively times, the defend
ers ready to touch an electric button and
blow into pieces the first ship to cross the
spot where the dynamite lies ready, and
the enemy scheming, on the other hand,
and mostly at night, to destroy the tor
pedoes or to cut the wires. It will be like
the old game of mining and countermin-
ing"
In regard to our own naval strength
the admiral said: eve are, you know,
supposed to be absurdly weak in our navy;
but at least we have this advantage over
any other country, that we can profit now
by long series of blunders and improve
ments made by them while we have been
doing nothing. Our new ships will rep
resent all that the engineers of Europe
have found to be best. paris Cor. New
York Sun,
Morris tribune., 1887-06-22
THE NEWS m BRIEF.

The prospects Of the cotton crop are every
where reported the most favorable in seven
years.
There were 213 failures in the United States
and Canada last week, as against 172 the pre-
ceding week.
The thermometer reached 81 degrees above
in Chicago Friday. The warm wave was
general throughout the northwest
Godley's shoddy mills at Springfield, Ills,
were destroyed by fire Friday afternoon, en-
failing a loss Of $15, 600; no insurance. 81
|. A destructive rain and hail storm passed
over Kalamazoo, Mich, Friday. Fences,
trees, chimneys, and out-houses were blown
down.
At a meeting of the board of directors Of
the Illinois Central Railroad company In Chi
cago It was voted to increase the capital
stock $40, 100000. -.
E. W. Gaylord, manager Of the Standard
Coal company, was killed Friday at Angus,
Iowa. He was formerly superintendent Of
the Minneapolis & St louis railroad
An explosion Of cartridge at Philadelphia
on Friday night seriously injured DIR. Car
ver's eyes. It is feared that the famous
marksman win suffer total loss of sight
The Milwaukee Sentinel will celebrate its
semi-centennial June %, which win termi-
nate the first fifty years Of the journals exist
ence. The paper was issued first June 2i,
1897.
r. G.. DUN & Co.'S weekly business review
deems it most encouraging to legitimate bust
ness that the wheat and coffee corners col
lapsed without disaster except to those who
invited them.
OF the class Of Gxtys4sdr young men who
have Just graduated from West Point but
forty can be made second lieutsnants, and
twenty-fo win have to accept commissions
as additionals and bide their time.
At Riga, Mich, Thursday, Charles Wor-
wag, young farmer, was overpowered by
two men, who dragged him into the woods,
rubbed soap In his eyes, and mutilated his
person. The victim lies in a dangerous con-
dition.
The Wisconsin Central road has incorpor-.
ated under one management all the roadsand
branches in its system heretofore existing UNI
der various names The capital stock is $751;
00O, 900, with an aggregate Of $50 miles of
tracks
A Winnipeg Nfanitoba) paper threatens, in
case the Ottawa government interferes with
certain railway plans of the former pro-
vince, that athere will be trouble such as
Canada never saw In the Mrid moments OF
her past COMMISSIONS"
''B Bryant b. cfandall, who disappeared from
Buffalo In 1857, and was supposed to have
committed suicide at Niagara Falls, has been
arrested ct Salem, Ore. He was insured IN
1--WE benefit organizations, including the
Northwestern Masonic, of Chicago, all Of
which, save one, paid the death claims. Gram
dali has been indicted at Bufalo, and win be
brought there for trial
Morris tribune., 1887-06-22
KERSHAW HEARD FROM.
A Meeting of Creditors Called-Another
Failure ON Change.

A Meeting of Creditors CalIed-Another
Failure ON Change.
CHICAGO, June 20.-The following commu-
nication was read from the gallery Of the
board by Secretary Stone at the opening OF
'cnange Saturday:
Litigation of various kinds has interfered with
securing favorable settlement OF our affairs that
seemed practicable Negotiations are stu pend.
ing, with possibility of success but If not con-
summated to-day meeting of our creditors is re-
quested at $3.50 O clock Monday to receive state
ment of our affairs as close can be obtained up
to that time, and for them to take such action
as they see fit. J. w. KERsHAw & Co.
The firm of r. Fl. Labagh q Co, board of
trade commission merchants, failed Saturday
morning. The firm is quite large one, and
the amount of the failure is probably be
tween 1000 and $4,000. The smash is
the direct result Of the break Of the wheat cor
Morris tribune., 1887-06-22
Captured the NIiscreants.

NEW YORK, June 20-A special to The
World from Huntington, Pa, says that the
armed men who have been searching the
woods for the robbers who invaded Mr..
Hawn's house and fatally shot young George
Auker, have captured the two miscreants,
who prove to be Jack McKelvey Of Mapleton
and John Gailbrath Of Mt. Vernon. Gail
braths eye had been shot out by Auker in the
struggle. Both men have confessed, and Nc
Kelvey also confessed having been engaged
in the robbery of the Hawn brothers four
years ago, when two of the elder brothers
were so badly beaten that they died soon
afterward. The prisoners are in danger 81
being lYnched
Morris tribune., 1887-06-22
Francis Murphy To Be Married.

PIrTsBURG, Pa, June 20.-Francis Murphy,
the temperance lecturer, is about to marry
an heiress at New Castle, Pa. He is now
stopping there and has succeeded in getting
the consent of the father of the lady, Mr..
Cunningham, the millionaire, to the mar
rage The old gentleman was very much
opposed to the match at first, but Mr.
Murphy and his friends finally won him over
The lady who has o fortune in her own right
Is about IS years Of age and highly accom-
plishsd. The death of Murphy's first wife
while he was IN Jail at Portland, Me-, for
killing man by throwing him down the
steps Of tbs saloon which he then kept was
the cause Of his conversion.
Morris tribune., 1887-06-22
Great Labor Demonstration

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, June 2o-The city was
crowded Saturday with Knights of Labor,
the occasion being the labor demonstration
and picnic gotten up by the local assemblies
Ten thousand knights, including several hun
the Cincinnati delegations was the Hannah
Powderly assembly of ladies, 200 strong The
parade was an immense success. Speeches
were delivered and amusements were in
dulged in at the fair grounds.
Morris tribune., 1887-06-22
Terrible Explosion Of Gas.

WnKEsBARRE, Pa, June 20.-A terrific
explosion of gas took place in the Twin shaft
at Pittston Junction, Saturday morning.
Five men were taken out terribly, and it Is
feared fatally burned Tue head house at
the top Of the shaft was blown to pieces and
the inside of the shaft was wrecked It Ia
feared that the fire has communicated TO the
chambers in the mine. The names Of the in
jured miners and other details Of the accident
has not vet been received
Morris tribune., 1887-06-22

SEDAL1A, Mo-, June 20.-Daniel White, a
farm Iaborer in the employ of Willis Frank.
lin, a farmer living six miles northeast OF the
city, was Friday driving five mules hitched
to binder and engaged in cutting wheat.
The animals ran away, when White was
thrown in front of the binder, the machine
passed over his body mutilating it in a shock
ing manner, His recovery is not anticipated
Morris tribune., 1887-06-22
Want to Change the Place Of Meeting.

"AHI 10 NHHHBU IH~ k1SS " N&sgtAnBs
LINCOLN, Neb., June a.-Farragut post Of
this city, one of the largest in membership
and the most important post in tho state, has
passed resolutions and forwarded them to the
national commander, asking him, in view Of
the action taken by st. Louis in making the
national reunion subservient to presidential
boom, to change the place of meeting from
ST IOuis to Chicago
Morris tribune., 1887-06-22
Bernhardt Makes Big Money.

NEW YORK, June 20--Bernhardt had her
final performance here Friday night and o.
it was her benefit the house was Sf6wded.
She sailed for Europe Saturday. According
to statements of Henry c. Abbey her tour
has been tremendous financial and artistic
success. Bernhardt has given since the COM
mencement of her season in South America,
about 252 performances, from which has been
realized O grand total OF 81, col, 000, half OF
which is a clear profit to the managers and
the star. This statement comes digsctly from
The lips Of Mr.. Green.
Morris tribune., 1887-06-22
Carney Knocks Mitchell Out.

NEW YORK, June 2o.-The 81, 200 cham
pionship of the world light weight fight be-
tween Jem Carney, the English champion,
and Jimmy Mitchell, of Philadelphia, came
of early Saturday morning thirty miles up
the sound Carney won by knocking Mitchell
out in the eleventh round. 1t was a hard
fought battle, and one of the cleverest seen in
MANY years
Morris tribune., 1887-06-22
Discovery of Gold in Texas.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, June pa rich dis
covery of gold and silver is reported from
Burnett county, near the Packsaddle noun
tains. The vein is four feet wide and con.
sists of rich decomposed ore, strained with
iron. Traces of an old Mexican mine and
furnaces were found, and it is thought that
these are the lost Sansaba mines
Morris tribune., 1887-06-22

AHNuFH to be made. Cut this out and
nHIlMkV return to US, and we will send
WUV you free, something Of great
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anything else in this world. Any one can do
the work and live at home. Either sex; all
ages. Something new that just coins money
for all workers. We will start you; capital
not needed. This is one OF the genuine, i'm
portant chances of lifetime. Those who
are ambitious and enterprising will not de-
lay. Grand outfit free. Address TRUE &
CO., Augusta, Maine. dec1-66
Morris tribune., 1887-06-22
Parade Of Veterans.

BOSTON, June zO.-The third annual con-
yention and first parade Of the National
Veteran Military association was . grand
success, far surprising all previous efforts. At
the banquet in the Hyperion theatre at night
Gems. Sherman, Sheridan and Terry, and
Rear Admiral Luce made short speeches.
Morris tribune., 1887-06-22
THE CHARLEVOIX HORROR
FURTHER DETAILS OF THE BURNING
OF THE cHAMPLAlN.

Eifty-Seven Persons ON Board and but
Twenty-seven known to Have Been
saved-Mr Allbright's Experienoe-Com-
plete List of the Dead-Capt. Casey Com
plimented OIL His Bravery.
DETROIT. Mich. June 20-The Evening
Journals Charlevoix special says: There
were fifty-seven persons, passengers and
crew, on the Champaign, and of these but
twenty -seven are known to be saved Capt.
Casey saws that within ten minutes from the
time the fire broke out the boat was in flames.
The captain gave immediate orders for low
aring the hfeboat and headed for Fisherman's
island She grounded mile from shore,
however, and the passengers were forced
into the water, many of them in their excite
ment, jumping overheard The books were
lost. The clerk, Henry Durham, died of ex-
haustion, after being picked up. 1t IS doubt
ful if a complete list of the lost will ever be
secured.
Miss Ella Wilson of Petoskey, said she re-
tired about 10 o'clock and was aroused by q
lady who said the boat was on fire. She
first went aft, but came back and reached
the bow, where she was let down by ropes
into the water. She saw q gentleman clasp
his little son in his arms and jump overheard
Both sank and were not seen again Miss
Wilson and . male companion noated for
some time and finally reached piece OK
wreck, to which they chung until rescued BY
Capt. Casey.
w. B. Albright, Of Chicago, heard . shrek
about midnight. It was the cry Of the
scorched engineer. He looked after the
safety of some lady passengers, and then,
~ frYuHr,eh into
the water and struck out for shore. Mr..
Russell became chilled and discouraged and
started back. Albright saw no more OF his
companion until he saw his dead body on the
beach Albright was rescued after two
hours, though he would have been left to his
fate had not friend recognized his voice and
insisted upon his being taken aboard a boat
which was even then loaded to the waters
edge.
A Charlevoix dispatch says: The follow
ing is a complete list of the dead and
drowned: Ella Smith, Robert Wilks, George
Wrisley, Charlevoix; Mrs, NJ. kehoe, Clerk
Harry Brennan, one fireman, Second Cook
Jack Hartley, Steward Beans, two girls,
Chicago; j. r. Rodgers, United States hos
pital steward, Fort Mackinac, and son; Ed
Wilkins, cabin boy, Madison, Wis; Capt
Lucas Peto'key; Mr.. Russell, Jackson Cor
set company; Mrs. and Miss Falk, Harbor
Springs: four Indian deck hands, Elk Rap
ids The bodies of Mrs Smith, Capt. Lu-
cas-, Rodgers, Russell, Brennan, Hartley,
Wilkins, Wilks, Wrisley, and the fireman,
were recovered. Capt. Casey is compi-
mented on the bravery and GOODNESS he dis
played. The origin of the fire is not certain.
1t is known to have originated around the
boiler The bodies are packed in ice here.
A large amount of freight and four valuable
horses were burned.
Morris tribune., 1887-06-22

Mr.. Boggs treading English history
"The Prince Of Wales in 1796n--
Mrs. Boggs fnterrupting)-"The Prince
of Wales In 1798p' Goodnessl didn't
know the Prince of Wales was such an
old man as thatl--D Detroit Free Press.